Kamchatka, Russia: fishing, volcanoes and cratersPhotos + story

Kamchatka

Esso: it is large village
by local standards.
There is a very good thing in Esso: a pool with warm termal water in the middle
of the village. Thermal water goes right out of the ground. It's raining in the
street , + 7 C, and you are swimming in the warm pool + 35-40 C!

A pool with warm termal water in Esso

We're going to a fishing trip.

The Essovskaya Bystraya river is very rich in fish

This fish is called "Kizhuch". Anna caught it herself

Now we go to the volcanoes. Mutnovskiy and Gorely volcanoes are our
destinations.

Here it is, the path to Mutnovsky: a good crack in the glacier, we need to
bypass it
The glacier near Mutnovsky volcano

Mutnovskiy volcano crater is a fantastic place.
That's a view to the wall of crater.
We are in one of Mutnovsky volcano craters

The steam is belching out of fumarole under high pressure.
Sulfur yellow plaque is on the rocks around.

Here is the general view of the crater. Here and there the pairs is coming
out - from the hot springs and fumaroles
Kamchatka - it's great.

Here's another one colored wall of the crater. The steam is coming out of one of
the cracks.

Another view from the bottom of the crater: a very colored ice on the walls.

The lake in the crater of Mutnovsky volcano. The water in the lake is under ice.

All the next day - climbing to the Gorely volcano.
Acid lake in the crater of Gorely volcano.

This is a warm alkaline lake.
Here I am near the crater of Kamchatka volcano

Here's another interesting object - the ice-snow cave. The snow did not melt in
the summer and the river has made a huge cave in it. You can go to the full size
there. The lenth of cave is two or three hundred meters. Here I am at the
outlet:
Water drips from the ceiling of the cave, it is cold inside, and you need wear a
jacket.